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Issue: Vol. 2769 No. 1: 21 Feb. 2011
Type: Articles
Published: 2011-02-21
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2769.1.2
Page range: 54–64
Abstract views: 54
PDF downloaded: 2

A synopsis of the subterranean asellids of Maryland, U.S.A., with description of Caecidotea alleghenyensis, new species (Crustacea: Isopoda: Asellota)

Lewis & Associates--Cave, Karst & Groundwater Biological Consulting LLC 17903 State Road 60, Borden, IN 47106 U.S.A.
Department of Invertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Maryland Department of Natural Resources, 301 Braddock Road, Frostburg, MD 21532 U.S.A.
Crustacea Asellidae Lirceus brachyurus Caecidotea kenki Caecidotea pricei Caecidotea franzi Caecidotea holsingeri Caecidotea mausi Caecidotea vandeli Caecidotea nordeni

Abstract

Nine species of asellid isopods are reported from groundwater habitats in Maryland. Three of these species are habitually found in springs: Lirceus brachyurus, Caecidotea kenki, and C. alleghenyensis, n. sp. The latter, described herein, is a member of the hobbsi group known only from the Allegheny Mountains in Garrett Co. Six species are obligate inhabitants of subterranean waters and are found primarily in Appalachian caves, although some have broad ranges that span noncavernous areas. The obligate subterranean species are Caecidotea pricei, C. franzi, C. holsingeri, C. mausi, C. vandeli and C. nordeni.

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